Radiator



H. M. HOOD ANDW. F. GODNUW.

RADIATOR.

APPLICATION FILED IuLY 25,19I9.

Patented Apr. 49 1922.

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RAYMOND M. HOOD, or NEW YORK, N. Y., AND WALLACE F. GOODNOW, oF GREEN- WICH, CONNECTICUT, AssIGNORs OF `ONE-THIRD TO PLACIDO MORI, oF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RADIATOR.

specification of Lettersratent. Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

To all wlw/m.l it may concern:

' and useful Improvements in Radiators, of

which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to radiators and has for an object to provide an improved radiator'which may be set into the wall ina dwelling or other building, which will be attractive in appearance and' will efficiently provide heating surface. 'Bhe invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof in which is shown a selected embodiment of the invention and in which Figure 1 is a yrear elevation of a radiatorl constructed in accordance with the invention.

F ig. 2 is a Sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is asectional view, similar to Fig. 2, showing a modification of the form of radiator illustrated in the other figures.

In accordance with the invention, the front face of the radiator constitutes the front face of a heating section and is designed to afford a surface of pleasing appearance which may be set substantially Hush with the face of the wall and form a part thereof. Such radiator face can be of such color and design as will best adapt it to the decorative scheme of the room. l

The radiator is designed to be used with any suitable heating medium such as, for example, steam or hot water, but for convenience will hereafter be described as designed for use with steam.

In the embodiment illustrated, the radiator consists of two heating sections or units 1 and 2 suitably connected together and rovided with an inlet connection 4, an o-utet connection 5, and an air vent 6. Suitable means for supporting the radiator in position While permitting circulation of the air of the room or air introduced from behind the radiator, is afforded by a flange V8 which, as shown, extends from the top, bottom and both sides in the plane of the `front face of the front section forming 1n /vent Waste of heat into the wall.

Application led .Tilly 25, 1919.- Serial No. 313,347.

effect a continuation of such front face. By

such construction the radiator unit is in direct contact with the air of the room and furthermore radiates directly into the room, avoldlng obstruction of radiation by the employment of an auxiliary screen designed to cover and protect the radiator.

At the top and bottom, the fiange 8 is provided With openinos 10 and 11 which permlt desired circulation. The natural upward current of heated' air behind and between the heating sections, causes sufficient circulation. Ordinarily, it is unnecessary to provide means to close these openings'. .In the .illustrated embodiment, a shield 14 1s provided which confines thev air to pren Such shleld 1s securedin place in a suitable recess 1n thewall and affords a convenient support to whlch to secure the radiator. As shown, a skeleton plate 16 has'secured thereto a plurality off brackets 17 17, which receive the edge of the: flange 8 to support the radiator and which fit Within the Shield as shown in the drawing. The plate 16 may further be secured in place in any suitable way.

The heating sections may be connected together in any suitable Way.v As shown, each sectlon is provided with pipe fittings 18, 18, secured in place and threaded nipples 20 of a type well known `in the art are used to connect the same, all as will be clear to one rskilled in the art. Similar fittings upon the rear face of the rear section serve as,

steam inlet and outlet connections.

The radiator is preferably made by electrodeposition of copper on a celluloid shell. In the construction shown, a shell 22 of celluloid is made to conform to the desired shape of a finished radiator section and then electroplated with a sufficiently thick `de 'posit of copper 23 to provide a shell of the desired strength and rigidity. Suitable f1ttin are secured in position upon the celluloi shell and when the electroplating isaccomplished said fittings are rigidly secured in place and form, in fact, an integral part of the radiator construction, as shown in section in Fig. 2. T'he method of manufacturelof the lsection 2 is' the same as above described but the shape of the shell is different because of the omission of them fiange 8.

After the celluloid has served its purpose,

it can advantageously be removed for re-use' advantage thaty the flange 8 is thereby, made hollow to receive steam and thereby con` stitutes an extension of the heating member providing a` very substantial additional heating surface. If Celluloid of sufficient thickness is used in the construction of'the shell 22,-especially the flange,.it is unnecessary to resort to other expedients to thicken the flange to make space therein of sufficient dimensions to avoid the choking by condensation. The flange at the top and both sides thus becomes effective as an extension of the heating surface even without the provision of additional means for draining Water therefrom. The portion of the flange which extends downwardly would hardly be available as a heating surface because itwould soon become filled Awith condensed steam un-` less provision is made for draining the steam therefrom at the bottom or unless the outlet were made to extend from the bottom portion of said flange instead of` from the body of the heating unit, as shown.

In Fig. 3 is shown another radiator em-y bodying the invention in which a differently shaped but equivalent construction is illusn trated. In Fig. 3 the heating sections 25, 26, have parallel front and 'back walls extending the full length of the sections and ventilation is provided by holes 27, 27, ex-

that four of the lower -tu es are omitted to provide a suitable place for attachment for the lower fittings 28, 28, which 'are thus positioned lower than inthe construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, to provide proper circulation of steam and prevent a water pocket.

The sections are supported in suitable brackets, 29, 29, engaging the edges of the sections and suitably supported.

Obviously, modifica-tion in the Structural details and in the method of manufacture of the device may be made within the scope of the invention.

I claim: h

1. A radiator of the character described having a plurality of parallel thin flat fluidreceiving heating units rigidly connected together, the front unit having a supporting flange' extending outwardly therefrom in the plane of the front face of said heating unit and forming in effect a continuation of said front face.

2. A radiator of the character described having a thin-'flat fluid-receiving heating unit provided with'a supporting flange ex-` tending from said unit in the plane of the front face thereof, said supporting flange being hollow to receive `heating' fluid and constituting an extension i' of said heating unit.

comprising a thin Hat fluid-receiving heating unit presenting a substantially continuous flat heating surface and having near its upper and lower edges Ventilating tubes extending through the unit from face to face thereof, and means for supporting such 3. Aradiator of the character described heating unit within a recess in a`wall with one face substantially flush with the wall.

June 27, 1919. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

IRAYMOND M. HOOD. `WALLACE F. GGODNOW. 

